Table 1.
Comparisons of demographic data and difficulties in emotion regulation between participants who participated in and who did not participate in follow-up assessment.
| No Follow-Up (n =176) n (%) or mean (SD) |
Follow-Up (n = 324) n (%) or mean (SD) |
χ2 or t | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Female | 93 (52.8) | 169 (52.2) | 0.884 |
| Male | 83 (47.2) | 155 (47.8) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 21.9 (1.5) | 22.3 (1.9) | 0.047 |
| CIAS, mean (SD) | 56.6 (13.2) | 55.0 (14.2) | 1.189 |
| DERS, mean (SD) | |||
| Non-acceptance of emotional responses | 12.7 (4.8) | 12.6 (3.9) | 0.273 |
| Difficulties engaging in goal-directed behavior | 12.2 (3.9) | 12.0 (3.6) | 0.539 |
| Impulse control difficulties | 11.2 (4.0) | 11.5 (4.2) | −0.802 |
| Lack of emotional awareness | 15.3 (4.5) | 14.7 (3.9) | 1.364 |
| Limited access to emotion regulation strategies | 17.1 (5.7) | 16.7 (5.3) | 0.819 |
| Lack of emotional clarity | 9.9 (3.4) | 10.0 (2.9) | −0.350 |
CIAS: Chen Internet Addiction Scale; DERS: Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale; SD: Standard deviation.